My original plan was to land this challenge on a five-PC party for Kult: Divinity Lost. But I have run a bit out of steam, and so want to instead highlight another fun game for which character generation is a bit easier. As a plus, it is a game I haven’t worked with before - Pigeon’s Eleven, the bird heist RPG. From the introduction to the game:
“Getting robbed by a bunch of birds is never high on somebody’s to-do list, but if you hang around long enough in this town, it becomes an inevitability. Oh, they’ll trick ya. They got mummer’s trunks full of little costumes. No warmth in the eyes. Just blank, unassuming stares….”
Yes, this is a game in which you play a crime gang made up of birds, committing crimes for food. Luckily, very few humans are aware that this can be a thing, which helps.
As usual, let’s get some basics of the system on the table so the numbers mean something. Each character has a Role and Edges. The Role defines the type of dice the player rolls. Yes, each character is fixed to a specific die by their Role. To do something, they need to make a Move; success happens if the die rolls within the range of values for that move. Note: These are not PbtA Moves, but are more akin to abilities or skills. Sometimes you also need an Effect, i.e. how well something works, and that is just a die roll. However, for this one dice explode when rolling the highest possible number on them. Similar to DnD 5e there are Advantages and Disadvantages, meaning you roll two dice and choose the best or worst outcome - this is how Edges work, which if applicable gives you Advantage on your roll.
Let’s start with the leader of the group, Quigley. A weathered crow who was caught and sold to a magician when young, they played the prop/assistant for a year. Once they had learned all the tricks Quigley escaped. They are now The Pro, who specializes in getting into things and bypassing security measures. As The Pro, they get a D4.
Quigley has the Edges Crow, Magician’s Assistant, Breaking & Entering.
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